The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-19
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your point of order?"
Gen. McCrady: "The Convention is
not organized, and any business
! The Bishop, (still very calmly Go
on with the rules, Mr.. Secretary"
Gen. McCrady: ~ appeal from the
decision of the Chair"
The Bishop: "The Chair has already
stated that the Convention is duly organ.
lied, and that it will entertain no other
motions or appeals that tend to question
its organization"
Gen. McCrady, (excitedly:) "But, Mr..
President, let me tell you, sir, that the
right of appeal is an inherent one, and
no delegate to this Convention can be
deprived of it by anybody. If this is
attempted it will simply break up this
Convention"
The Bishop, (still very calmly "Go
on with the rules, Mr.. Secretary !" ;.
At this point Gen. McCrady resumed
his seat, and once more the voice OF the
secretary was Eeard reading the rules OF
order. a.
A delegate moved that the reading OF
the rules be dispensed with, and the
motion was at once adopted. While the
Bishop was about referring to his order
of business the Hon. G.. G. Memminger,
who occupied a seat in the pew with the
lay delegates from Grace Church arose in
bis seat and amid deathlike silence
sent up the following paper, which he
requested should be read by the secreta-
ry:.
"The lay delegates of St. Paul's
Church, Radcliffeboro', finding it i'm.
practicable to organize the Convention
according to the constitution and the
cauons Of the Church, deem it wise to
withdraw. and hereby notify their col.
leagues oftheir intention"
To say that profound sensation was
created by this announcement scarcely
describes the situation. Something OF
the kind had evidently been expected, !,
and when the secretary had nnished
reading the paper there was a pause for
q moment. The ST. Paul's delegation
had kept their seats while their ordinance
of secession was being read, but before
they could arise and make start dozen
| delegates were on their feet announcing
their withdrawal.
Gen. McCrady first got up and stated
that St. Phillips delegation withdrew for
the same reason.
Then a delegate announced that St.
Andrews withdrew.
Next in order, Mr.. Jervey stated that
st. Michael's would withdraw, and the
rector, the Rev. R. S. Trapier, stated
that he would follow the delegates from
his parish.
Then there was move of the seeding
delegates towards the aisle, and as the
seeding delegates gathered up their
books and papers and started to leave,
the Bishop exclaimed: "Well, goodbye,
brethren. God bless you,"
Mr.. Desportes, of Columbia, got the
floor when there was lull, and stated
that part of the delegation from Trinity
Church, Columbia, would withdraw,
because they felt that they represented
the views of from seven to nine.tenths of
the members of the parish.
The Bishop: "The Chair regrets, of
course, the withdrawal Of the brethren.
1t can do no more than simply express
its regrets. Of coune, the withdrawal of
the delegates does not withdraw the
parishes" :.
Then there were other Withdrawals,
but these were announced 30 rapidly that
il, was impossible even for a astenographer
to take them down. And the secretary
80 announced. After the last delegate
had left, however, the Bishop announced
that ten clergymen and ten parishes con-
stituted quorum, and directed the secre.
tary to call the roll of parishes with q
view of ascertaining who had Withdrawn
and what parishes were represented.
The roll was called, and it was then
ascertained that fourteen delegations had
seeded, as follows: St. Philips Charles.
ton; St. Johns, Berkely; St. Andrews; {;
Prince Frederick, Pee.Dee; st. Mi.
chael's, Charleston; All Saints, Wacea.
nav; St.. Paul's Charleston; Christ
Church, Greenville; Trinity, Abbeville
st. Thaddeus, Aiken; Grace Church,
Charleston st. Luke's, Newberry Trim.
ity, Black Oak; St. Paul's, Summerville.
The roll was subsequently called, and
it was found that thirteen parishes re-.
mained, represented as follows: Saint
Marks, Clarendon Grace Church, Cam.
den Isl. Johns, Fairfield; Church on
Edisto; Claremont, 6tateburg; Trinity,
Columbia; Grace Church, Anderson i;
Church of the Holy Communion, Char.
lesion Church of the Advent, Spartan
burg st. Luke's, Charleston !; Church of
the Saviour, Rock Hill; Church on
Johns Island; Christ Church, Charles
Ton.
The Rev. R. S. Trapier, of st. Micha.
els, and the Rev. W. n. Hanckel, of
Abbeyille, were the only clergymen who
withdrew.
The seceders organized a conference,
over which Mr.. j. ]. Pringle Smith was
called to preside, and Mr.. W. A. Gam.
nell was chosen secretary. The confer
ence was secret.
On the following morning the Conven-
ton took q step in the direction of con.
ciliation and passed the following resolu-
tions:
Resolve,l, That this Convention pro.
foundly regrets the action of the depu-
ties from certain parishes in Withdrawing
from the Convention yesterday evening,
and affectionately and most earnestly re-
guests their brethren to reconsider their
action and to resume their seats in this
Convention.
Resolved, That this resolution be pre-
sented to our absent brethren by com.
mittee appointed by the Chair.
An amendment seeking to strike out
the words "resume their seats in this
Convention" was lost.
The Rishop then appointed the Rev.